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Warforged caster question
« on: August 04, 2008, 04:12:15 AM »
I was looking through the Eberron Campaign Setting and I noticed that the book specifically said 'Although living constructs do not need to sleep, a warforged wizard must rest for 8 hours before preparing spells.' This is the only reference I could find to warforged being forced to rest. The line does not say 'Warforged prepared casters must rest for 8 hours before preparing spells', or even 'Warforged magic-users must rest for eight hours to regain their spells.'

So, by RAW, Warforged don't necessarily ever need to rest unless they are Wizards. Does this mean that a Warforged Sorcerer only has to spend the 15 minutes dictated in the PHB to regain his spells? Would a Warforged Druid only need to spend an hour to prepare new spells? If so, what about Wild Shape uses? Are those effectively infinite?

While I'm at it, what exactly constitutes 'rest' as the book specifies? Must the warforge lay down and become inert? Is just standing in place sufficient? What about walking? For a creature that is effectively an automaton and one that never tires at that, I wouldn't think that walking would keep it from resting.

My guess is that the writer wanted a warforged caster to sit immobile for eight hours as any other race would, but I don't see any text really supporting that.

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Re: Warforged caster question
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2008, 04:43:40 AM »
Well one thing to note is that divine casters don't need 8 hours of rest to re-prepare spells at all.  That's probably the big thing you're over looking.
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Re: Warforged caster question
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2008, 04:48:28 AM »
I did not know that. Good to know. My Druid suddenly became more versatile.

But what about Sorcerers and any other arcane casters?

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Re: Warforged caster question
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2008, 04:53:32 AM »
Point of interest about divine casters: they get to pray for spells once per day, at a time specified at 1st level. I think that this means 'prepare once per day' am I wrong?
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Re: Warforged caster question
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2008, 04:56:27 AM »
Chemus, you are right. More can be read here about divine casters.

-0, Other arcane casters must rest just like wizards (8 hours). You can read about it here. Since they have to rest like wizards, and warforged wizards must rest, it follows suit that all arcane casting warforged must rest the requisite 8 hours.
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